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Darwin mass shooter Benjamin Hoffmann's lawyer withdraws services in alleged 'hot water' prison assault case

Mass shooter Benjamin Hoffmann may be unrepresented in an upcoming court case over an alleged prison assault, after his lawyer withdrew due to ongoing funding issues.

ABC News

Criminal barristers warn of ‘national emergency’ as they head to Parliament in legal aid dispute

The criminal justice system is in the grip of a “national emergency” with politicians accused of playing Russian Roulette with its future, barrister told Parliament as their strike enters its fourth week.

Evening Standard

NT Legal Aid considering further cuts to services after suspending bush courts

A financial "black hole" at the NT’s Legal Aid Commission has left remote residents unrepresented. Now, the commission’s director says the board is considering further cuts to services.

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How funding cuts are impacting the NT's bush courts, where remote residents access justice

In remote Australia, justice is often delivered by fly-in-fly-out courts. But now some people are being left with no legal representation.

ABC News

Massive funding needed to avert justice crisis, say barristers set to strike over legal aid

Walkouts on Monday are expected to be accompanied by picket lines outside Crown Courts around the country

Evening Standard

Criminal barristers vote to go on strike as legal aid dispute with government escalates

Barristers have voted to go on strike from next week in the ongoing row with government over Legal Aid funding.

Evening Standard

Three lawyers speak out with allegations of racism inside Legal Aid

The government-funded Legal Aid agency in NSW has been accused of racism and discrimination by a number of its own employees.

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'Reasons beyond anyone's control' may delay Higgins rape trial

The trial is due to begin next week, but lawyers representing the accused are no longer available.

The Canberra Times

Ex-deputy mayor Paul Cohrs, accused of murdering mother, rejects drug treatment at fitness hearing

Paul Cohrs, 62, represents himself at a fitness hearing in the Supreme Court of Victoria where two forensic psychiatrists say he has "a number of persecutory delusions".

ABC News

COVID-19 made me sell meth, 'disgraced' drug trafficker claims

The 37-year-old faces the prospect of deportation after he was sentenced on Monday to nine-and-a-half months in jail.

The Canberra Times

London’s solicitors to refuse burglary cases in escalating Legal Aid dispute with government

Warning of criminal cases collapsing in ‘chaos’ if defendants do not have a legal representative

Evening Standard

Darwin shooter Benjamin Hoffmann rehires sacked legal team, loses Legal Aid funding

The man who killed four people during a shooting rampage across Darwin in 2019 rehires a team of lawyers he earlier sacked – this time on a pro bono basis.

ABC News

Remote residents left to represent themselves, as Legal Aid stops accepting bush court files

Vulnerable remote Northern Territory residents, including children, could be forced to represent themselves in criminal matters, with Legal Aid no longer accepting bush court files, the ABC can reveal.

ABC News

Kimberley man permanently disqualified from driving 14 years ago wins appeal

Anthony Johnson walked 10km each day to get to work after being permanently disqualified from driving in 2008. Last week, his conviction was overturned in WA's Supreme Court.

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Broken windows policing a recipe for race-based enforcement, Legal Aid Society warns in new analysis

NEW YORK — Broken windows leads to broken trust of the police in minority communities, the Legal Aid Society says, citing new NYPD data showing 91% of typical quality-of-life arrests last year were of Black and Latino suspects.

Tribune News Service

NYPD sued over DNA database that contains genetic profiles of ‘innocent’ New Yorkers

NEW YORK — The NYPD’s DNA database is comprised of an ever-growing number of genetic profiles of thousands of innocent New Yorkers, including children, a lawsuit alleges.

Tribune News Service

NYC parolees jailed on minor violations denied state-required court hearings, says Legal Aid Society

Ninety-one Rikers Island detainees jailed on parole violations have been denied in-person court hearings required by a new state law, defense lawyers say.

ABC News

Lawyers for Legal Aid Queensland say declining pay is leading to an exodus and 'huge injustices in the legal system'

Up to 80 per cent of legal aid work in Queensland is done by outside firms, and lawyers who work in the legal aid system say their declining rate of pay is leading to "huge injustices in the legal system".

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The Canberra Times

Sightseeing retiree allegedly assaulted police at anti-vax campsite

The 66-year-old will "probably relish the opportunity to vindicate herself", a Legal Aid lawyer has told a court.

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